For a library, always target the lowest Java version you can possibly get away with, because this makes your library maximally reusable.
The difference in functionality between 5.0 and 6.0 is so miniscule, I wonder why anybody ever asks this question. If you are really using new APIs from Java 6.0 then you probably know about it already. If not, then why would you inconvenience all the remaining 5.0 users (e.g. a lot of Mac users) just because you think they "should" have upgraded to 6.0? Neil On Aug 6, 7:41 pm, Erlend Hamnaberg <[email protected]> wrote: > When writing new applications, which JDKs do you target? > > 5.0 > > 6.0 > > I am writing an open source http cache library, and I wonder if I should > keep the 5.0 target still. > > -- Erlend --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
